Shirley J. Adult Fiction clandestine romances from the past
That Summer by Lauren Willig 352 pages
A well told tale of an American woman in 2009 who inherits a house in England from a great aunt she doesn't remember. A lusty tale of clandestine love becomes a must solve mystery when while staying at the house getting it ready to sell portraits are found that allude to far more than family history lets on. The tale goes from present day putting the pieces together on why this aunt gave her house to a niece so far away when plenty of relatives lived near her English manse. Really good plot and super characters, from snobby English cousins rooting for a lordship to raise the family position to catty romantic notions. It is hard for an American to trust exactly what is going on when new found relatives pretend to be friendly only so they can get a chance to make away with everything they can through deception. And then the one person she thinks she can trust is made out to be the worst of all. It will keep you turning the pages just to see what happens next and then when it takes you back centuries to a torrid love affair going on under the nose of an undemonstrative husband, well....I recommend this one to mature teens on up. Good story.
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